The Kibana interface
Kibana uses a standard layout that every app follows, so what you need stays in the same place as you move between apps:
- The global header runs across the top of the screen and stays the same in every app.
- The navigation menu on the left lists the apps you can open.
- The workspace fills the rest of the screen. Each page opens with an application menu that holds the actions available on it.
Two more elements appear as you work:
- A flyout slides in from the right of the workspace to show contextual content and options, such as the details of a table row.
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The sidebar is a resizable panel on the right of the screen, where apps such as AI Agent open beside your work and persist when you navigate between apps and pages in Kibana.
This page describes spaces that use a solution view: Search, Observability, or Security. Spaces that use the Classic solution view have a different layout. To check or change the solution view of a space, refer to Spaces. In Elastic Cloud Serverless, every project uses a solution view.
The global header holds the following elements.
| Element | What it does |
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| logo | Opens the home page of your current space. |
| Deployment/Project name and space information | Lets you navigate to other deployments or projects, and open any spaces you have access to. |
| Cross-project search scope selector |
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| Global search field | Searches for apps and for the objects you created. Refer to Find apps and objects. |
| Help menu | Opens links to the documentation, to support, and to the connection details of your project or deployment. |
| AI assistant or agent | Opens the AI assistant or agent of your solution. Its label depends on which one your project or deployment offers. |
| Your avatar | Opens the user menu, where you can change your appearance and language preferences, customize your navigation menu, and log out. |
Where you find the space selector depends on your deployment type and version. Refer to Spaces for the steps.
The navigation menu lists the apps of your solution view. When a top-level item contains sub-items, selecting it opens the secondary navigation to its right.
The application menu sits at the top of the workspace and holds the actions available on the current page. When the actions don't all fit, the remaining ones move to the More menu.
- To open an app or find an object you created, refer to Find apps and objects.
- To change which apps appear in the navigation menu, refer to Customize your navigation menu.
- To switch to another space or create one, refer to Spaces.